In the novel Shuya is at first smitten with Kazumi Shintani ( Shintani Kazumi), a music aficionado who is one year ahead of him. Kazumi, Shuya, and the other members of ...
She appears in the sequel, Battle Royale II. Kazumi Shintani. In the novel, Shuya has confessed to and been rejected by Kazumi, a tall, plump girl in his music club.